Jaguars continue to see ‘positive signs’ from Blake Bortles in practice
By Mike Dyce
The Jacksonville Jaguars drafted Blake Bortles with the third overall pick in the first round to be their franchise passer. His rookie season will be spent on the bench though as the Jaguars use Chad Henne while Bortles picks up the new offense and adjusts to the NFL.
Things are going well and Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley said Bortles is progressing in practice.
From Florida Times Union:
"…Bortles’ role now is to learn and grow behind veteran starter Chad Henne. Jaguars coach Gus Bradley said Friday that Bortles’ attitude is “great, tremendous.” He’s also seeing positive signs in practice.“I go back to that individual period that has been really helpful to him,” Bradley said. “He just had another one today. I think those periods and going against the defense to see the different looks. The challenge is sometimes we’re telling him where to look to go with the ball. Maybe he doesn’t follow his progression but his footwork, his throws and things like that he’s doing a nice job.”"
He doesn’t say how much he is progressing, but it isn’t two weeks into the season. If he is progressing a lot, he could force his way into the line up.